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Discover Sofular in Turkey

Sofular in the region of Hatay is a town located in Turkey - some 319 mi or ( 514 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Sofular

Local time in Sofular is now 03:51 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Salhab, Najib, Aleppo, Damascus, and Latakia. When in this area, you might want to check out Salhab . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Sofular ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Altınözü Hatay Arapça MüziK

9:58 min by TheBilginet
Views: 7379 Rating: 4.20

Altınözü, Hatay'ın güneydoğusunda yer alan, Suriye ile sınırı olan ilçelerindendir. Bağlı 4 beldesi ve 41 köyü vardır. İlçenin merkez nüfusu 8.171, belde ve köylerle birlikte toplam nüfus 61.323'tür ( ..

Antioch and the First Christian Church Lraleigh's photos around Antakya, Turkey (travel pics)

2:05 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 2736 Rating: 5.00

Preview of Lraleigh's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these vid ..


Part of the Suffering of Iskandaron (Hatay) People from Al Qaeda Jihadists Fighting Syria

5:34 min by Arabi Souri
Views: 1523 Rating: 4.56

Turkey's Erdogan Muslim Brotherhood government seems to be very happy infesting Iskandaron (Hatay) province with Jihadists, especially Jabhat Al Nusra fighters, whom are part of Al Qaeda, Levant branc ..

Antioch Bus Station (Antakya Otogar)

4:08 min by Brendan Kavanagh
Views: 1484 Rating: 0.00

Hatay (Antakya) (Antioch) is the most southerly city in Turkey. A confluence of trade routes since ancient times, this video shows the modern equivalent of the camel trains. Coach travel is the princi ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Harbiye, Antakya

Harbiye (Classical Daphne) is a town in Hatay Province, Turkey

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Located at 36.13 36.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Antakya District, Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated places in Hatay Province, Seleucid Empire, Towns in Turkey

115 Antioch earthquake

The 115 Antioch earthquake occurred on 13 December 115 AD. It had an estimated magnitude of 7.5 on the surface wave magnitude scale and an estimated maximum intensity of XI (extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale. Antioch and surrounding areas were devastated with a great loss of life and property. It triggered a local tsunami that badly damaged the harbour at Caesarea Maritima. The Roman Emperor Trajan was caught in the earthquake, as was his successor Hadrian.

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Located at 36.10 36.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 115, 115 earthquakes, Earthquakes in Syria, Earthquakes in Turkey

Şenköy

Şenköy is a town in Hatay Province, Turkey. Şenköy is 23 kilometres south of Antakya (administrative center of Hatay) on the way to Yayladağı at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|3|N|36|9|E||| | |name= }}. The population is 1476 as of 2011. Former name of Şenköy was Şeyhköy (village of sheik) referring to Sheik Ahmet Kuseyri who lived in the 16th century.

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Located at 36.05 36.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated places in Hatay Province, Towns in Turkey, Yayladağ District

Battle of Antioch (145 BC)

The Battle of Antioch in 145 BC saw the defeat and overthrow of Seleucid king Alexander Balas by Ptolemy VI Philometor of Egypt, but the Egyptian pharaoh died in the battle. This battle is also known as the Battle of the Oenoparus.

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Located at 36.20 36.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: 145 BC, 2nd-century BC conflicts, Battles involving the Ptolemaic Kingdom, Battles involving the Seleucid Empire, History of Antioch, Syrian Wars

Syria (Roman province)

Syria was an early Roman province, annexed to the Roman Empire in 64 BC by Pompey, as a consequence of his military presence in the Levant, after pursuing victory in the Third Mithridatic War. Following the Jewish-Roman wars, Syria was merged with Judaea in 135 CE, creating the larger province of Syria Palaestina. It remained under Roman, and subsequently Byzantine, rule for several centuries, until falling to the Islamic conquests.

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Located at 36.20 36.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Fertile Crescent, Roman Syria, Seleucid Empire successor states, States and territories established in 64 BC